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World English Bible

Matthew 18 (WEBP)

[1] In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
[2] Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
[3] and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
[4] Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
[5] Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
[6] but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
[7] “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
[8] If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
[9] If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
[10] See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
[11] For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
[12] “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
[13] If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
[14] Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
[15] “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
[16] But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
[17] If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
[18] Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
[19] Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
[20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
[21] Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
[22] Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
[23] Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
[24] When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
[25] But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
[26] The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
[27] The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
[28] “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
[29] “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
[30] He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
[31] So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
[32] Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
[33] Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
[34] His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
[35] So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

Matthew 18:9 or, Hell
Matthew 18:11 NU omits verse 11.
Matthew 18:16
Matthew 18:24 Ten thousand talents (about 300 metric tons of silver) represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day’s wages for agricultural labor.
Matthew 18:28 100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent, or about 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of silver.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 18 (KJVS)

[1] At the same time came () the disciples unto Jesus, saying, () Who is () the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
[2] And Jesus called a little child unto him, () and set () him in the midst of them,
[3] and said, () Verily I say () unto you, Except ye be converted, () and become () as little children, ye shall not enter () into the kingdom of heaven.
[4] Whosoever therefore shall humble () himself as this little child, the same is () greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
[5] And whoso shall receive () one such little child in my name receiveth () me.
[6] But whoso shall offend () one of these little ones which believe () in me, it were better () for him that a millstone were hanged () about his neck, and that he were drowned () in the depth of the sea.
[7] Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be () that offences come; () but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! ()
[8] Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, () cut them off, () and cast () them from thee: it is () better for thee to enter into () life halt or maimed, rather than having () two hands or two feet to be cast () into everlasting fire.
[9] And if thine eye offend () thee, pluck it out, () and cast () it from thee: it is () better for thee to enter () into life with one eye, rather than having () two eyes to be cast () into hell fire.
[10] Take heed () that ye despise () not one of these little ones; for I say () unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold () the face of my Father which is in heaven.
[11] For the Son of man is come () to save () that which was lost. ()
[12] How think () ye? if a man have () an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, () doth he not leave () the ninety and nine, and goeth () into the mountains, and seeketh () that which is gone astray? ()
[13] And if so be () that he find () it, verily I say () unto you, he rejoiceth () more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. ()
[14] Even so it is () not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. ()
[15] Moreover if thy brother shall trespass () against thee, go () and tell him his fault () between thee and him alone: if he shall hear () thee, thou hast gained () thy brother.
[16] But if he will not hear () thee, then take () with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. ()
[17] And if he shall neglect to hear () them, tell () it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear () the church, let him be () unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
[18] Verily I say () unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind () on earth shall be () bound () in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose () on earth shall be () loosed () in heaven.
[19] Again I say () unto you, That if two of you shall agree () on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, () it shall be done () for them of my Father which is in heaven.
[20] For where two or three are () gathered together () in my name, there am I () in the midst of them.
[21] Then came () Peter to him, and said, () Lord, how oft shall my brother sin () against me, and I forgive () him? till seven times?
[22] Jesus saith () unto him, I say () not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
[23] Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened () unto a certain king, which would () take () account of his servants.
[24] And when he had begun () to reckon, () one was brought () unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
[25] But forasmuch as he had () not to pay, () his lord commanded () him to be sold, () and his wife, and children, and all that he had, () and payment to be made. ()
[26] The servant therefore fell down, () and worshipped () him, saying, () Lord, have patience () with me, and I will pay () thee all.
[27] Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, () and loosed () him, and forgave () him the debt.
[28] But the same servant went out, () and found () one of his fellowservants, which owed () him an hundred pence: and he laid hands () on him, and took him by the throat, () saying, () Pay () me that thou owest. ()
[29] And his fellowservant fell down () at his feet, and besought () him, saying, () Have patience () with me, and I will pay () thee all.
[30] And he would () not: but went () and cast () him into prison, till he should pay () the debt. ()
[31] So when his fellowservants saw () what was done, () they were very sorry, () and came () and told () unto their lord all that was done. ()
[32] Then his lord, after that he had called () him, said () unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave () thee all that debt, because thou desiredst () me:
[33] shouldest () not thou also have had compassion () on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity () on thee?
[34] And his lord was wroth, () and delivered () him to the tormentors, till he should pay () all that was due () unto him.
[35] So likewise shall my heavenly Father do () also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive () not every one his brother their trespasses.

Matthew 18:24 a talent is 750 ounces of silver, which after five shillings the ounce is 187.li 10.s.
Matthew 18:26 Or, besought him
Matthew 18:28 the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after 5. shillings the ounce is 7.d. ob.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 18 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () ἐκείνῃ () τῇ () ὥρᾳ () προσῆλθον () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () τῷ () Ἰησοῦ, () λέγοντες, () Τίς () ἄρα () μείζων () ἐστὶν () ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () τῶν () οὐρανῶν; ()
[2] Καὶ () προσκαλεσάμενος () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () παιδίον () ἔστησεν () αὐτὸ () ἐν () μέσῳ () αὐτῶν, ()
[3] καὶ () εἶπεν, () Ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () ἐὰν () μὴ () στραφῆτε () καὶ () γένησθε () ὡς () τὰ () παιδία, () οὐ () μὴ () εἰσέλθητε () εἰς () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. ()
[4] Ὅστις () οὖν () ταπεινώσει () ἑαυτὸν () ὡς () τὸ () παιδίον () τοῦτο, () οὗτός () ἐστιν () ὁ () μείζων () ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. ()
[5] Καὶ () ὃς () ἐὰν () δέξηται () παιδίον () τοιοῦτον () ἓν () ἐπὶ () τῷ () ὀνόματί () μου, () ἐμὲ () δέχεται· ()
[6] ὃς () δ’ () ἂν () σκανδαλίσῃ () ἕνα () τῶν () μικρῶν () τούτων () τῶν () πιστευόντων () εἰς () ἐμέ, () συμφέρει () αὐτῷ () ἵνα () κρεμασθῇ () μύλος () ὀνικὸς () εἰς () τὸν () τράχηλον () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () καταποντισθῇ () ἐν () τῷ () πελάγει () τῆς () θαλάσσης. ()
[7] Οὐαὶ () τῷ () κόσμῳ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () σκανδάλων· () ἀνάγκη () γάρ () ἐστιν () ἐλθεῖν () τὰ () σκάνδαλα· () πλὴν () οὐαὶ () τῷ () ἀνθρώπῳ () ἐκείνῳ, () δι’ () οὗ () τὸ () σκάνδαλον () ἔρχεται. ()
[8] Εἰ () δὲ () ἡ () χείρ () σου () ἢ () ὁ () πούς () σου () σκανδαλίζει () σε, () ἔκκοψον () αὐτὰ () καὶ () βάλε () ἀπὸ () σοῦ· () καλόν () σοι () ἐστὶν () εἰσελθεῖν () εἰς () τὴν () ζωὴν () χωλὸν () ἢ () κυλλόν, () ἢ () δύο () χεῖρας () ἢ () δύο () πόδας () ἔχοντα () βληθῆναι () εἰς () τὸ () πῦρ () τὸ () αἰώνιον. ()
[9] Καὶ () εἰ () ὁ () ὀφθαλμός () σου () σκανδαλίζει () σε, () ἔξελε () αὐτὸν () καὶ () βάλε () ἀπὸ () σοῦ· () καλόν () σοι () ἐστὶν () μονόφθαλμον () εἰς () τὴν () ζωὴν () εἰσελθεῖν, () ἢ () δύο () ὀφθαλμοὺς () ἔχοντα () βληθῆναι () εἰς () τὴν () γέενναν () τοῦ () πυρός. ()
[10] Ὁρᾶτε () μὴ () καταφρονήσητε () ἑνὸς () τῶν () μικρῶν () τούτων, () λέγω () γὰρ () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () οἱ () ἄγγελοι () αὐτῶν () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς () διὰ () παντὸς () βλέπουσιν () τὸ () πρόσωπον () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () τοῦ () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς. ()
[11] Ἦλθεν () γὰρ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () σῶσαι () τὸ () ἀπολωλός. ()
[12] Τί () ὑμῖν () δοκεῖ; () Ἐὰν () γένηταί () τινι () ἀνθρώπῳ () ἑκατὸν () πρόβατα, () καὶ () πλανηθῇ () ἓν () ἐξ () αὐτῶν· () οὐχὶ () ἀφεὶς () τὰ () ἐνενήκοντα () ἐννέα, () ἐπὶ () τὰ () ὄρη () πορευθεὶς () ζητεῖ () τὸ () πλανώμενον; ()
[13] Καὶ () ἐὰν () γένηται () εὑρεῖν () αὐτό, () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () χαίρει () ἐπ’ () αὐτῷ () μᾶλλον, () ἢ () ἐπὶ () τοῖς () ἐνενήκοντα () ἐννέα () τοῖς () μὴ () πεπλανημένοις. ()
[14] Οὕτως () οὐκ () ἔστιν () θέλημα () ἔμπροσθεν () τοῦ () πατρὸς () ὑμῶν () τοῦ () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς, () ἵνα () ἀπόληται () εἷς () τῶν () μικρῶν () τούτων. ()
[15] Ἐὰν () δὲ () ἁμαρτήσῃ () εἰς () σὲ () ὁ () ἀδελφός () σου, () ὕπαγε () καὶ () ἔλεγξον () αὐτὸν () μεταξὺ () σοῦ () καὶ () αὐτοῦ () μόνου. () Ἐάν () σου () ἀκούσῃ, () ἐκέρδησας () τὸν () ἀδελφόν () σου· ()
[16] ἐὰν () δὲ () μὴ () ἀκούσῃ, () παράλαβε () μετὰ () σοῦ () ἔτι () ἕνα () ἢ () δύο, () ἵνα () ἐπὶ () στόματος () δύο () μαρτύρων () ἢ () τριῶν () σταθῇ () πᾶν () ῥῆμα· ()
[17] ἐὰν () δὲ () παρακούσῃ () αὐτῶν, () εἰπὲ () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ· () ἐὰν () δὲ () καὶ () τῆς () ἐκκλησίας () παρακούσῃ, () ἔστω () σοι () ὥσπερ () ὁ () ἐθνικὸς () καὶ () ὁ () τελώνης. ()
[18] Ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () ὅσα () ἐὰν () δήσητε () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () ἔσται () δεδεμένα () ἐν () τῷ () οὐρανῷ· () καὶ () ὅσα () ἐὰν () λύσητε () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () ἔσται () λελυμένα () ἐν () τῷ () οὐρανῷ. ()
[19] Πάλιν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ἐὰν () δύο () ὑμῶν () συμφωνήσωσιν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () περὶ () παντὸς () πράγματος () οὗ () ἐὰν () αἰτήσωνται, () γενήσεται () αὐτοῖς () παρὰ () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () τοῦ () ἐν () οὐρανοῖς. ()
[20] Οὗ () γάρ () εἰσιν () δύο () ἢ () τρεῖς () συνηγμένοι () εἰς () τὸ () ἐμὸν () ὄνομα, () ἐκεῖ () εἰμὶ () ἐν () μέσῳ () αὐτῶν. ()
[21] Τότε () προσελθὼν () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Πέτρος () εἶπεν, () Κύριε, () ποσάκις () ἁμαρτήσει () εἰς () ἐμὲ () ὁ () ἀδελφός () μου, () καὶ () ἀφήσω () αὐτῷ; () Ἕως () ἑπτάκις; ()
[22] Λέγει () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς, () Οὐ () λέγω () σοι () ἕως () ἑπτάκις, () ἀλλ’ () ἕως () ἑβδομηκοντάκις () ἑπτά. ()
[23] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ὡμοιώθη () ἡ () βασιλεία () τῶν () οὐρανῶν () ἀνθρώπῳ () βασιλεῖ, () ὃς () ἠθέλησεν () συνᾶραι () λόγον () μετὰ () τῶν () δούλων () αὐτοῦ. ()
[24] Ἀρξαμένου () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () συναίρειν, () προσηνέχθη () αὐτῷ () εἷς () ὀφειλέτης () μυρίων () ταλάντων. ()
[25] Μὴ () ἔχοντος () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () ἀποδοῦναι () ἐκέλευσεν () αὐτὸν () ὁ () κύριος () αὐτοῦ () πραθῆναι, () καὶ () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τὰ () τέκνα, () καὶ () πάντα () ὅσα () εἶχεν, () καὶ () ἀποδοθῆναι. ()
[26] Πεσὼν () οὖν () ὁ () δοῦλος () προσεκύνει () αὐτῷ, () λέγων, () Κύριε, () μακροθύμησον () ἐπ’ () ἐμοί, () καὶ () πάντα () σοι () ἀποδώσω. ()
[27] Σπλαγχνισθεὶς () δὲ () ὁ () κύριος () τοῦ () δούλου () ἐκείνου () ἀπέλυσεν () αὐτόν, () καὶ () τὸ () δάνειον () ἀφῆκεν () αὐτῷ. ()
[28] Ἐξελθὼν () δὲ () ὁ () δοῦλος () ἐκεῖνος () εὗρεν () ἕνα () τῶν () συνδούλων () αὐτοῦ, () ὃς () ὤφειλεν () αὐτῷ () ἑκατὸν () δηνάρια, () καὶ () κρατήσας () αὐτὸν () ἔπνιγεν, () λέγων, () Ἀπόδος () μοι () εἴ () τι () ὀφείλεις. ()
[29] Πεσὼν () οὖν () ὁ () σύνδουλος () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τοὺς () πόδας () αὐτοῦ () παρεκάλει () αὐτόν, () λέγων, () Μακροθύμησον () ἐπ’ () ἐμοί, () καὶ () ἀποδώσω () σοι. ()
[30] Ὁ () δὲ () οὐκ () ἤθελεν, () ἀλλὰ () ἀπελθὼν () ἔβαλεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () φυλακήν, () ἕως () οὗ () ἀποδῷ () τὸ () ὀφειλόμενον. ()
[31] Ἰδόντες () δὲ () οἱ () σύνδουλοι () αὐτοῦ () τὰ () γενόμενα () ἐλυπήθησαν () σφόδρα· () καὶ () ἐλθόντες () διεσάφησαν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () ἑαυτῶν () πάντα () τὰ () γενόμενα. ()
[32] Τότε () προσκαλεσάμενος () αὐτὸν () ὁ () κύριος () αὐτοῦ () λέγει () αὐτῷ, () Δοῦλε () πονηρέ, () πᾶσαν () τὴν () ὀφειλὴν () ἐκείνην () ἀφῆκά () σοι, () ἐπεὶ () παρεκάλεσάς () με· ()
[33] οὐκ () ἔδει () καὶ () σὲ () ἐλεῆσαι () τὸν () σύνδουλόν () σου, () ὡς () καὶ () ἐγώ () σε () ἠλέησα; ()
[34] Καὶ () ὀργισθεὶς () ὁ () κύριος () αὐτοῦ () παρέδωκεν () αὐτὸν () τοῖς () βασανισταῖς, () ἕως () οὗ () ἀποδῷ () πᾶν () τὸ () ὀφειλόμενον () αὐτῷ. ()
[35] Οὕτως () καὶ () ὁ () πατήρ () μου () ὁ () ἐπουράνιος () ποιήσει () ὑμῖν, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ἀφῆτε () ἕκαστος () τῷ () ἀδελφῷ () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () καρδιῶν () ὑμῶν () τὰ () παραπτώματα () αὐτῶν. ()

Matthew 18:2 N ὁ Ἰησοῦς ⇒ -
Matthew 18:5 N παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν ⇒ ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο
Matthew 18:6 N εἰς τὸν ⇒ περὶ τὸν
Matthew 18:7a N ἐστιν ⇒ -
Matthew 18:7b N ἐκείνῳ ⇒ -
Matthew 18:8a N αὐτὰ ⇒ αὐτὸν
Matthew 18:8b N χωλὸν ἢ κυλλόν ⇒ κυλλὸν ἢ χωλόν
Matthew 18:11 N ~
Matthew 18:12a N ἀφεὶς ⇒ ἀφήσει
Matthew 18:12b N πορευθεὶς ⇒ καὶ πορευθεὶς
Matthew 18:14 N εἷς ⇒ ἓν
Matthew 18:15a N εἰς σὲ ⇒ [εἰς σὲ]
Matthew 18:15b N καὶ ἔλεγξον ⇒ ἔλεγξον
Matthew 18:18a N δεδεμένα ἐν τῷ ⇒ δεδεμένα ἐν
Matthew 18:18b N λελυμένα ἐν τῷ ⇒ λελυμένα ἐν
Matthew 18:19a N ἀμὴν ⇒ [ἀμὴν]
Matthew 18:19b N ὑμῶν συμφωνήσωσιν ⇒ συμφωνήσωσιν ἐξ ὑμῶν
Matthew 18:21 N αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν ⇒ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ
Matthew 18:22 N ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ
Matthew 18:25a N αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι ⇒ πραθῆναι
Matthew 18:25b N αὐτοῦ καὶ ⇒ καὶ
Matthew 18:25c N εἶχεν ⇒ ἔχει
Matthew 18:26a N Κύριε ⇒ -
Matthew 18:26b N σοι ἀποδώσω ⇒ ἀποδώσω σοι
Matthew 18:28 N μοι ⇒ -
Matthew 18:29 N εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ⇒ -
Matthew 18:30 N οὗ ⇒ -
Matthew 18:31 N δὲ ⇒ οὖν
Matthew 18:33 N καὶ ἐγώ ⇒ κἀγώ
Matthew 18:34 N αὐτῷ ⇒ -
Matthew 18:35a N ἐπουράνιος ⇒ οὐράνιος
Matthew 18:35b N τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν ⇒ -